Q. I’m a federal civilian FERS employee. I’m 54 years old and will be 55 in March. Now that I’m almost at the 30-year mark and with my minimum retirement age around the corner, I recently sat down with my retirement adviser to figure out my annuity computation numbers for retirement. My service computation date is Jan. 28, 1984. While there, I found out that I was on a not-to-exceed appointment until June 10, 1984. I filled out a request for civilian deposit/redeposit application. I found out that I had owed $48 during that time and now I owe $287 with…
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Q. I am a FERS employee who will be retiring in June with 30 years at age 56. I understand that my 10½ months (1,759 hours at present) of unused sick time will be added to my annuity. I also understand that at my salary of $56,810, my monthly annuity with almost a year of unused sick time is only an additional $40 per month. Am I correct, or am I missing something?
Q. I got my first federal permanent position in January 1986 and was put in CSRS Interim. I should have been put in FERS in 1987 automatically, and I also elected FERS explicitly. For 1987, I was erroneously put in CSRS. For 1988 forward, I’ve been in FERS correctly. What happens if I get the 1987 error corrected? I’ve seen lots of info about this situation for people who are covered by the Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act, but I’m not. I wasn’t in the wrong plan for long enough.
Q. I am eligible to retire under FERS now that I am 56 years old and have 28 years of service with the Veterans Affairs Department. If I were to retire under FERS disability instead, would I still receive the special retirement supplement that accompanies regular FERS retirement? Also, would my five years of military service be taken into account for FERS disability if I have paid my military deposit into the system?
Q. On Aug. 23, I was reduced in force into a position for which qualifications were waived, and it was a change to a lower grade. I have been unable to perform the duties of the new job because I do not have the basic qualifications and experience. Can I be involuntarily separated because I am unable to perform my new duties? I am a 68-year-old FERS employee with 34 years at the Defense Department.
Q. I am trying to understand the special retirement supplement. I am under FERS. I plan on retiring from a position of air traffic controller at my mandatory retirement age of 56 with 33 years and four months of service (I was born in 1962). I have been told by a few people that because I am forced to retire at age 56, the special retirement supplement will not be means tested. Is that correct?
Q. I retired from the Navy with 20 years of active duty and receive both military retirement pay and Veterans Affairs Department disability pay. For the past four years, I have been working for the federal government under FERS. I want to make a deposit for my years of active-duty service and waive my military retired pay when I retire. When I make the deposit, will it stop my military pay and VA disability pay?
Q. My husband was still employed by civil service aboard New River Air Station, N.C., when he passed away. I was told by human resources in Norfolk, Va., that I could buy into survivor annuity (FERS). My husband was short three years of retirement, and I can make a deposit of $12,522.36 to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to qualify for survivor annuity through FERS, and I would receive $783 a month. DFAS has calculated what he earned during his military career. I am receiving $1,215 a month in Dependency and Indemnity Compensation. I am confused because the Norfolk…
Q. I plan to retire in June 2015, at which time I’ll be age 62 and have 38 years of government service. I was covered by CSRS for the first 21 years and switched to FERS in 1998. I will have both CSRS and FERS components to my pension. The FERS portion is calculated at 1 percent per year on the high-3 salary, with an additional 0.1 percent per year for those age 62 with 20 years of service. I already have well over 20 years of service, but only 17 years will be in the FERS portion. Will the…
Q. I was employed 19 years as a law enforcement officer in a 6(c) position under FERS. My agency closed my post of duty and attempted to locate me some 300 miles away. It should be noted that the agency and agents had a mobility agreement in place. Due to family issues, I resigned. After a couple of years, I returned to an LEO position. However, it is not designated as a 6(c) position. I am getting ready to retire. Because of the closing of my duty station, and a relocation outside my commuting area, am I still entitled to…